Thank you for joining us so far in our week of prayer for our local association!  We continue today with the following churches:

Mercy Hill Church: Nathan & Cameron Young
Mill Creek Baptist Church: Gary & Cindy Chesser
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church: Mike & Amanda Nalley (this is where I pastor!)
Mt. Eden Baptist Church: Gene & Rebecca Travis
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church: Darron & Deana Chapman
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Billy & Angela Jenkins

The ministry that we will be praying for today is 20schemes.  Through one of our association pastors, Matthew Spandler-Davison, our association has been connected to this ministry for many years.  20schemes exists to bring the light of the Gospel to Scotland’s schemes through church planting and revitalization.  For such a little nation, Scotland has a rich gospel heritage. However, what once was known as ‘the land of the Book’ is no longer. Today, biblical Christianity has been sidelined in Scotland. Only 2.5% of Scots would call themselves Evangelical Christians, and in Scotland’s poorest communities, the housing schemes, the picture is even bleaker!  But they believe that building healthy, Gospel preaching churches in Scotland’s poorest communities will bring true renewal to Scotland’s schemes. Will you pray for Gospel churches to be planted in Scotland’s poorest communities? Will you pray for the church planting teams working in schemes throughout Scotland? Will you pray for Gospel-fruit, as cycles of abuse are broken, lives are transformed and turned to Jesus? Will you pray for the next generation of indigenous church leaders? Will you pray for partners, churches and ministries to resource this work?  Find out more at their website: https://20schemes.com/

This is the third day of prayer for our local association.  Today, we will be praying for the following churches and their pastors and pastor’s wives:

FBC Lebanon Junction: Jamie & Jennifer Vance
FBC Mt. Washington: Vacant
FBC New Haven: Aaron & Renee Shipp
FBC Shepherdsville: Sam & Bethany Killman
Hobbs Baptist Church: Vacant
Immanuel Baptist Church: Carl & Roberta Thomas
Little Union Baptist Church: Will & Lola Sipes

Please notice that two of the churches that we are praying for do not have pastors.  So, please pray for their congregations and pastor search committees.  

We are also going to be praying for our partner ALC Pregnancy Resource Center. ALC is a community resource that exists to support women and families facing or having faced an unplanned or crisis pregnancy. They encourage and equip women to make educated decisions about their pregnancy. ALC Pregnancy Support Center will (these are all areas that we can pray for):

1) Educate women facing an unplanned pregnancy about the choices and decisions they are facing.

2) Offer free pregnancy testing.

3) Offer up to date information on sexually transmitted infections.

4) Provide free limited ultrasounds to women with a positive pregnancy test performed at ALC and medical approval.

5) Provide emotional support for women after abortion.

6) Offer all services free of charge and confidentially.

We hope that you will continue to pray four our local association as we lift up the following churches, along with their pastors and their pastor’s wives:

Cedar Grove Baptist Church: Tray & Shay Earnhart
Chaplin Baptist Church: Mark & Sharon Harrison
Clermont Baptist Church: Dean & Denise Snyder
Cox’s Creek Baptist Church: James & Sharon Bratcher
Eagle Heights Baptist Church: Shelby & Michelle Pruitt
Eastside Baptist Church: Arnold & Melissa Brown

We will also be praying for our partner The New Life Center in Bardstown. The New Life Center exists to educate, equip, and empower parents, caregivers, families, and individuals in all stages of life, to build healthy relationships with themselves and others while helping foster strong families. We seek to strengthen families and break generational cycles of oppression, illiteracy, poverty, and abuse. It is our mission to support women and their families regardless of age, race, religion, ethnic, social or economic background. Last year they completed 400 appointments/classes. They supported mission projects such as Mountain Mission and Saint Vincent de Paul, purchased five new car seats for their clients and children, and connected three different families with local churches! Here are some of their prayer needs:

1) For Expansion: Their goal next year is to continue to expand their current ministry activities including their curriculum.

2) For Fundraising: They currently have three fundraisers planned – The Turkey Fun Run and Family Stroll on Thanksgiving Day, “Dinner for the Center” in February 2026, and the Baby Bottle Campaign in the summer of 2026.

3) For Families: The center’s main purpose is to reach the families of their local community with a goal of meeting over 200 new families!

Today begins the week of prayer for Baptist Associations and we would love for you all to take some time this week to pray for our association. Each day we will highlight several of our association churches with their pastors and pastor’s wives, along with a specific ministry that our association is connected to.

Today we are praying for:

Bardstown Baptist Church: John & Baylee Pendleton
Bardstown Junction Baptist Church: Justin & Kristen Anderson
Beech Grove Baptist Church: Junior & Angela Wallace
Belmont Baptist Church: Lonnie & Melanie Hill
Bethany Baptist Church: Neal & Sebrina Gish
Bloomfield Baptist Church: Richard & Sandy Carwile
Bullitt Lick Baptist Church: Jim & Carol Orrick

Our association is also connected with Dan Pokharel and Global Mission Nepal. For centuries, Nepal was closed to the Gospel. Until 1950, not a single church or known believer existed within its borders. Yet, Christians from Raxaul, on the Indian side of the border, and from other nearby regions, gathered to pray—believing that one day God would open the door. In 1951, that door opened. Political changes allowed foreigners to enter Nepal for development work. Among them were humble followers of Christ who served through education, health, and community projects while quietly meeting for worship. Global Mission Nepal now plants churches in order to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Here are some of their prayer requests:

1) For Birgunj: A city of 700,000 people, deeply influenced by radical Hindu groups and home to a large Muslim population. Pray for peace, unity, and open hearts to receive the Gospel.

2) For the new church plant: That it would become a beacon of hope for rescued girls and a place of transformation through Jesus Christ.

3) For provision: Pray that God will provide the financial resources needed to rent a space and support this growing ministry.

We are glad to bring back Breakout Sessions for this year’s Annual Meeting!  Breakout sessions will go from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 7th at Parkway Baptist Church.  You will have 5 to choose from.  See the details below:

Reaching Gen Z by Tara and Aaron Branch (Area Representatives at Greater Louisville FCA): Who is Gen Z? What are they like? What are the best practices to reach them with the Gospel? Join us for this breakout as we wrestle with these questions.

Overcoming Objections in Evangelism by Jason Hay (Evangelism Strategist for the Kentucky Baptist Convention): Learn how to confidently share your faith by overcoming common objections with grace and clarity.  In this session, you will be equipped with strategies that invite further conversations and permission to speak into someone’s spiritual journey beyond the initial encounter.

Front Door Evangelism by Todd Gray (Executive Director for the Kentucky Baptist Convention): This simply, one-hour training is designed to help everyday believers gain confidence in sharing their faith – specifically through making intentional visits to homes in their community.  This session isn’t about pressure, programs, or personality.  It’s about offering a practical and biblical way for people to step out in faith and talk to others about Jesus.

Don’t Amputate your Missionaries from the Body: The Vital Role of the Local Church in the Great Commission by Jimmy Winfrey (Regional Leader for Latin America for Disciple the Nations):  In  recent decades, too many Churches have outsourced the missionary task to para-church organizations. This session will examine the biblical teaching that local churches are God’s chosen means for raising up, sending out, and caring well for workers being sent into the harvest. A special focus will be given on the practical ways churches can develop missions policies that honor their responsibility to actively engage in reaching the nations with the gospel of Christ.

Training Women to Delight in Serving Missionaries by Susan Bryant (Legacy Ambassador Representative WMU): We are called to serve with great delight because of the purpose for which we serve.  This session will ask some basic questions: 1) Is WMU in your church, if not why not?  2) Why are we on fire about evangelism?  3) We are you attempting to run this race alone?

Register for a breakout session by filling out this form!